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okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 11:15 am I just want to verify for certain when the RCM stopped using an all-copper composition for the cents. It appears that they were copper up through 1996 and in 1997 they stopped using all copper. Is that correct? Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 1:59 pm yes Report this Post to the Staff
EastVanRob Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 4:23 pm From 1942 to 1979, 3.24 grams of 0.980 copper From 1980 to 1981, 2.8 grams of 0.980 copper From 1982 to 1996, 2.5 grams of 0.980 copper From 1997 to present, copper-plated zinc or copper-plated steel. Report this Post to the Staff
malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 12/13/2010 11:05 am for the purist, RCM still makes a few 2.5g pure copper cents for the high-end sets: http://www.mint.ca/store/product/pr...d=prod740003 So for 2010 there are FOUR different Cdn cents! Report this Post to the Staff
redlock Pillar of the Community Germany 992 Posts	Posted 12/14/2010 04:35 am Quote: So for 2010 there are FOUR different CDN cents! However, ONLY the "regular" non-magnetic ones are for circulation... https://goccf.com/t/59351&whichpage=3 Right? Edited by redlock 12/14/2010 04:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
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